Malware Makers Using ‘Exotic’ Programming Languages

Microsoft today released updates to plug at least 110 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other products. The patches include four security fixes for Microsoft Exchange Server — the same systems that have been besieged by attacks on four separate (and zero-day) bugs in the email software over the past month. Redmond also…

Microsoft Defender Antivirus Now Protects Users Against Ongoing Exchange Attacks | IT Security News 19. March 2021 Microsoft informed customers on Thursday that Defender Antivirus and System Center Endpoint Protection now provide automatic protection against attacks exploiting the recently disclosed Exchange Server vulnerabilities. read more Like this: Like Loading… Related Tags: SecurityWeek RSS Feed Sponsors…

Microsoft and Citizen Lab have linked Israeli spyware company Candiru (also tracked as Sourgum) to new Windows spyware dubbed DevilsTongue deployed using now patched Windows zero-day vulnerabilities. “Candiru is a secretive Israel-based company that sells spyware exclusively to governments,” Citizen Lab explained in a report published today. “Reportedly, their spyware can infect and monitor iPhones,…

Here’s what you need to know: Video transcript Back transcript Justice Dept. Recovers Millions from Colonial Pipeline Hack The Justice Department said on Monday that it had recovered the majority of the ransom paid to the hackers who shut down the computer systems of the Colonial Pipeline last month. The Department of Justice, working with…

JOHANNESBURG – A cyber attack has disrupted container operations at the South African port of Cape Town, an email seen by Reuters on Thursday said. Durban, the busiest shipping terminal in sub-Saharan Africa, was also affected, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Cape Town Harbour Carriers Association said in an email…

Many of us have probably never heard of SITA, but that doesn’t mean they don’t know anything about you. Because SITA provides IT services to about 90% of the global aviation industry, which means if you’re a frequent flier (or were before this ruddy pandemic hit the world) it probably stores data about you on…